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Old 02-10-2012, 03:06 PM #1
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Confused Needs a better answer than "time"

Hey, I was wondering if anyone here has better answers than just "time" for post concussion syndrome.
Alittle bit about my self: Im a Freshman in high school, from Northern New Hampshire, i play girls soccer, co-ed ice hockey, and high school hockey for another town. I was raised to be extremely athletic, constantly on the go between sports, never had any down time. On September 19th, my brain totally changed. i went up to head a ball in soccer against another girl. Her head hit the back of mine, and as we were falling, her elbow slid down my neck, fractured it, and moved around some discs in it. I was knocked unconcious for about 20 minutes, and woke up in a hospital, and have no memory whatsoever until 6th grade. i lived in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit(PICU) for about a week at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. during that week, i had 3 MRIs and 2 CT scans done. i was also put through something called traction, where 2 pins were drilled into my skull(they were unable to numb me for that) and 3, 30 pound sandbags were attached to the Halo the pins were connected to. after traction was not helping, i went back into the MRI machine witht he metal pins still in. the nurses "forgot" to take them out, so ten minutes into the MRI i saw smoke coming from above my ears, and my scalp started to burn. they later told me that if i was in there for 2 more minutes, my brain would have bursted and i would have died. i was released from the hospital, but had to live in a plastic collar neck brace for a month, and had to attend follow up appointments every month.
I was still having neck pain, dizzy spells, blind rushes, sever and constant headaches, sensitvity to light and noise, trouble reading, focusing, and concentrating, but i told the doctors up until last week that i had no symptoms because i was dying, living in my room and not seeing the ice. Hiding my syptoms was my biggest regret.
I now have glasses for double vision, because my concussion had forced some nerves to detach and 2 muscles in my eye stopped working. i go to physical therapy twice a week before school. meet with a psychologist every other week for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Anxiety. i also attend Anger-management classes every two weeks. i have a tutor, and a guided study in school, along with a 504 contract.
You would think all of this is making a difference, right? well it hasnt. all my symptoms are still here. ive met with every doctor out there, from Consussion specialists, to athletic trainers, to kneisiology and crainiology. they all tell me the same thing: "give it time." In 4 weeks i will be tested again for ADD, PCS, brain cancer, and brain tumors. Im only 14, i feel im too young for this. Thankfully, the doctors will not take away my athletic life, because they believe that if they do, i really do not know any other way of life, and my anxiety will most likely lead to depression and later suicide. i am just super naturally impatient, and just want my old self, and my old life back. Its been 5 months, and nobody knows what is wrong with me, still. Is there anyone on here, that has gone through something like this, and can give me some answers? please, im begging.
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